Hair waving implement



p 4, 1956 A. w. EGAN, JR 2,761,460

HAIR WAVING IMPLEMENT Filed Dec. 3, 1954 INVENTOR Auoasw w. EGAu hz.

HAIR WAVlNG lMPLEMENT Andrew W. Egan, Jr., Tarawa Terrace, N. C.

Application December 3,1954, Serial No. 472,858

2 Claims; '(Cl. 132-142) This invention relates to a hair wavingimplement and has for its primary object to facilitate the setting of awave in the hair of the user.

Another object is to enable the hair waving combs employed in theimplement to be readily extracted therefrom for cleaning or replacement.

A further object is to enable combs having teeth of dilferent charactersto be employed and to stagger the teeth of the combs to facilitate theproduction of a wave in the hair of the user.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this inventionwhich embodies among its features juxtaposed comb backs, a row of combteeth carried by each comb back and extending laterally outwardlytherefrom, and means engaging the comb backs and holding the teeth inone row of teeth in staggered relation to the teeth in an adjacent rowof teeth.

Other features include a holder, juxtaposed combs mounted in saidholder, and means carried by the holder and engaging opposite ends ofthe combs for holding the teeth of one comb in staggered relation to theteeth of an adjacent comb.

Still other features include a holder having spaced parallel side bars,end walls carried by the side bars and extending therebetween adjacentopposite ends of the holder, stop flanges carried by the end walls andextending inwardly therefrom adjacent the ends thereof remote from theside bars, spacers of differing depths mounted adjacent the end wallsand engaging the stop flanges, and juxtaposed combs inserted in theholder between the side bars and against the spacers with the teeth ofone comb staggered with relation to the teeth of an adjacent comb.

Still other features include a cover carried by the side bars forclosing the upper side of the holder and engaging the backs of the combsto retain the combs in the holder, and means to enable the cover to beopened clear of the space between the side bars and end walls tofacilitate the introduction of combs into and removal of combs from theholder.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hair waving implement embodying thefeatures of this invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line44 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken substantiallyon the line 55 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a group of combs are arranged injuxtaposed parallel relation with their backs 12 disposed adjacent oneanother, as will be readily understood upon reference to the drawings.The comb backs carry comb teeth 14 which project laterally outwardlytherefrom and in certain instances the backs may be secured permanentlytogether in such a manner United States Patent 0 Patented Sept. 4, 19562 that the row of teeth 14 carried by one comb 'will'lie in staggeredrelation to the row of teeth of an adjacent comb 'to define between theteeth sinuous passages 16 (Fig. 5) in which are received the strands ofhair .H

during the combing operation thereof.

While, as previously described, the combs may be permanently securedtogether with the teeth 14 thereof in staggered relation, as illustratedin. Figures 4 and 5, I prefer to support the combsin staggered relationto one another so that when-occasion arises, a comb may be removed forcleansing or replacement without disturbing theother combs in the groupof combs 10. To this end, -I employ a holder designated generally '18which comprises spaced parallel side bars 20which are joined at theirends by end walls 22 which project outwardly from the side bars 20adjacent opposite ends of the holder. Carried by the end Walls andextending inwardly therefrom adjacent the ends thereof remote from theside bars 20 are stop flanges 24 and seated on the stop flanges 24 andlying adjacent the end walls 22 are spacers 26 having elongatedlongitudinal grooves 28 extending therethrough to define slots in whichopposite ends of the combs 10 are received, as will be readilyunderstood upon reference to the drawings. The holder thus far describedwill serve very well for holding the combs in proper position but in thepreferred form of the invention I employ closures for the open upperside of the holder defined between the side bars 20.

The cover above referred to comprises inverted channel-shaped covermembers 30 carrying adjacent opposite ends pivot pins 32 which extendthrough the side flanges of the cover members 30 adjacent opposite endsof the holder 18, and these pivots 32 extend through elongatedlongitudinal slots 34 formed in the side bars 20 adjacent opposite endsthereof. Suitable finger holds 36 are carried by the ends of the covermembers 30 remote from the pivots 32 to facilitate the moving of thecover members to open position.

In use, the cover members 30 are moved longitudinally away from oneanother with the pivots 32 moving outwardly toward the ends of the slots34 adjacent the end walls 22. With the covermembers 30 thus moved apart,they may be swung outwardlylo open position substantially as illustratedin broken lines in Figure 2 to render fully accessible the space betweenthe side bars 20 and the end walls 22. Combs of selected constructionmay then be introduced into the holder with opposite ends of the combsengaging the spacers which hold the combs in proper position to causethe row of teeth carried by one comb to lie in staggered relation to therow of teeth carried by an adjacent comb. After introducing the combsinto the holder, the cover members 30 are moved to closed position, asillustrated in Figures 1 and 2, and slid longitudinally toward one another to completely enclose the backs 12 of the combs. With the combsthus mounted in the holder, the implement may be used to comb the hairand the strands of hair engaged by the staggered teeth 14 will throughrepeated combing become waved. Obviously, a comb may be removed forreplacement or cleaning simply by opening the covers and extracting theselected comb.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A hair waving implement which includes a holder having spacedparallel side bars, end walls carried by'the side bars and extendingtherebetween adjacent opposite ends of the holder, stop flanges carriedby the end walls and extending inwardly therefrom adjacent the endsthereof remote from the side bars, spacers of differing depths mountedadjacent the end walls and engaging the stop flanges, juxtaposed combsinserted in the holder between the side bars and against the spacerswith the teeth of one comb staggered with relation to the teeth of anadjacent comb, and a cover closing the upper side of the holder andengaging the backs of the combs to retain the combs in the holder andcarried by the side bars for movement from the closing position to anopen position.

'2. A hair waving implement which includes a holder having spacedparallel side bars, end walls carried by the side bars and extendingtherebetween adjacent opposite ends of the holder; stop flanges carriedby the end walls and extending inwardly therefrom adjacent the endsthereof remote from the side bars, spacers of dif- 4 fering depthsmounted adjacent the end walls and engaging the stop flanges, juxtaposedcombs inserted in the holder between the side bars and against thespacers with the teeth of one comb staggered with relation to the teethof an adjacent comb, and cover members carried by the side bars formovement longitudinally therealong from closedpositions in which theylie parallel to the side bars and adjacent the comb backs to openpositions in which they extend perpendicularly to the side bars adjacentthe end walls and clear of the space between the side bars.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

